Herman Cain

Former New York Post Publisher Funded Herman Cain Super PAC

Ryan J. Reilly | January 26, 2012, 10:50PM

Herman Cain announces 'suspension' of his presidential campaign, in Atlanta, Georgia. December 3, 2011 (Associated Press)

The "super PAC" formed by former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain after he dropped out of the presidential race was fueled by just one $50,000 donation from a top Republican donor who used to own and publish the New York Post, according to a just disclosed Federal Election Commission report.

Peter S. Kalikow is a New York city real estate magnate and the former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He said he "[hadn't] been [as] excited about a presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan ran in 1980" when he endorsed Cain's presidential campaign last year.

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Mark Block

Mark Block: Herman Cain Campaign's Probe Of Allegations I Broke The Law Will Wrap 'Soon'

Ryan J. Reilly | January 25, 2012, 4:34PM

It seems like ages ago now, but when current Stephen Colbert punchline Herman Cain was running for the Republican nomination his campaign had to confront a scandal that didn't involve allegations of sexual harassment.

Documents uncovered by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel showed that a firm run by chain smoking Cain chief-of-staff Mark Block had helped get the former Godfather's Pizza CEO's presidential run off the ground by donating iPads, chartered flights and travel to Iowa to the campaign -- all of which would be considered illegal in-kind donations.

The charges came at a convenient time for Cain -- the media was mostly focused on the sexual harassment charges -- so they mostly managed to brush off the issue by saying they'd opened their own probe into the matter. Who's running the investigation? They wouldn't say. How long will it take? Nada.

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